Chapter 306 - Delays (1/2)
Chapter 306 - Delays
TL: xDh20, LifeisaJourney
Liu Gan pointed out the cabin door and wanted to look inside. Wei Liang’s expression changed.
“This cabin is filled with seawater, so it is temporarily off limits. The moment this door is opened, the water would flood the remaining areas,” Wei Liang explained.
Liu Gan didn't say anything, but he felt that something was being kept secret. Perhaps it was a lie about the flooding, to keep what was locked behind those doors a secret. This underwater base was so large that it was impossible to have only eighteen researchers stationed here. Something must have happened in this laboratory during the time frame of the catastrophic event.
“This is our kitchen and cafeteria. The kitchen runs through several departments that are responsible for catching sea life. After catching the sea life, they are knocked out by electricity and prepped as ingredients. Tonight, we will have a good meal for our guests to enjoy.” Wei Liang announced after reaching the kitchen, while pointing at the weird looking seafood.
“It looks very strange,” Han GuangMing said, as he tested the texture of the seafood.
“Yes, indeed. It looks strange, but tastes fresh like the sea. We have a very special method of cooking it,” Wei Liang replied.
Due to the current condition of the base, only a few chambers were available. The tour of the base quickly ended. As Wei Liang and Su Nina led Liu Gan and the other three guests to the cafeteria, a loud echo came from the direction of the dock. Shortly after, two research members came rushing into the cafeteria with frightened looks.
“Sea monster! There is a sea monster outside attacking our dock!” cried the two research members, as they rushed toward Wei Liang and Liu Gan.
Wei Liang quickly led Liu Gan and the others back toward the dock. They discovered that the small submarine was no longer attached to the dock. The connecting joints were forcefully broken apart.
At the terminal, there was a motion sensor that could monitor what was happening on the outside of the base. Liu Gan witnessed his submarine being seized by a gargantuan soft-bodied sea monster vigorously after breaking the connectors. The soft-bodied sea monster departed with the submarine as quickly as it appeared, vanishing into the deep sea.
“What is going on?” Liu Gan sternly asked Wei Liang. With the submarine taken away, this is going to be troublesome. Now it was impossible for his group to return back to the surface.
“I don’t know! We have never had incidents like this where sea monsters would appear. These buildings, here by the seabed, are made from special materials. It isn’t able to enter into the building. Normally, the submarines that come down here for resupply are the heavy-class types. The connecting joints are created specifically for those class of submarines, so they are exceptionally secure. The laboratory has never received guests on small submarines before, and it was never possible for the heavy-class submarines to be stolen away. That is why we never thought it was possible for your submarine to be taken away…” Wei Liang was shocked.